Murder suspect hiding for over a year arrested in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A 33-year-old man wanted for murder was arrested in Baguio City after more than a year in hiding, police said, in one of three separate manhunt operations that also led to the arrest of two other wanted individuals.

The suspect was apprehended on Nov. 12 in Barangay Loakan Proper through a joint operation involving personnel from the Baguio City Police Office (CPO), the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO CAR) and regional intelligence units, according to a PRO CAR media release.

The operation involved Police Station 4, the CPO’s City Intelligence Unit and City Investigation and Detective Management Unit, the Regional Intelligence Division of PRO CAR, and the City Intelligence Team Baguio of Regional Intelligence Unit 14.

In a separate operation in Barangay Camdas, police arrested a 32-year-old man wanted for an alleged violation of Republic Act No. 11313, or the Safe Spaces Act, also known as the Bawal Bastos Law.

Personnel from Police Stations 4 and 2, together with the CPO’s intelligence and investigation units, took part in the operation, PRO CAR said.

Meanwhile, operatives of the Bakun Municipal Police Station under the Benguet Police Provincial Office arrested a 31-year-old woman along Naguilian Road in Baguio City.

She was wanted in connection with an alleged violation of Republic Act No. 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004.

The regional police office said the operations reflected the Philippine National Police’s continuing efforts to track down wanted individuals and strengthen public safety.

The campaign is being pursued under the leadership of Chief PNP Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. and PRO CAR Regional Director Brig. Gen. Noel B. Vallo.

The regional office reiterated its commitment to law enforcement and safer communities through its service principle, Serbisyong: Mabilis, Tapat, at Nararamdaman.